Forms of the word

Dictionary
ἐπίβλημα, ατος, τό
Greek transliteration
epiblēma
Simplified transliteration
epiblema

Numbers

Strong's number
1915
GK Number
2099

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-3c(4)
Gloss
patch
Definition
that which is put over, or upon; in NT a patch, Mt. 9:16; Mk. 2:21; Lk. 5:36 (2x)*

Greek-English Concordance for ἐπίβλημα

Matthew 9:16 No one sews a piece (epiblēma | ἐπίβλημα | acc sg neut) of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, because the patch will pull away from the garment, and the tear will be worse.
Mark 2:21 “No one sews a piece (epiblēma | ἐπίβλημα | acc sg neut) of unshrunk cloth unshrunk sews on an old garment. old If he does, the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and the worse. tear becomes worse.
Luke 5:36 He also told a parable to them: “No one tears a patch (epiblēma | ἐπίβλημα | acc sg neut) from a new garment and sews it on an old garment. If he does, he both tears the new, and the patch (epiblēma | ἐπίβλημα | nom sg neut) from the new will not match the old.

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